Priority Research Areas

Soil Sensors & Sensor Networks

Satellite-based systems and algorithms for subsurface soil profiles; in situ sensors and networks; UAV-based sensors and swarms; high-altitude airborne and spaceborne remote sensors; energy-aware wireless networks

New Modalities in Soil Modeling & Data Analytics

Integrated modeling; machine learning; uncertainty analyses to inform field initiatives

Soil Carbon Capture & Accounting

Carbon capture technologies; integrating carbon capture & carbon accounting; soil organic carbon dynamics; monetizing carbon credits

Soil Health & Sustainability

Large-scale soil health; sustainable land use; soil remediation strategies; impact on wildfire danger and ecosystem recovery assessment

Data Integration

Data fusion, multi-scale and integrative data analytic frameworks for future data collection and validation, data-driven physics, physics-based models